Friday, March 9, 2012

Talent: A lesson from College Sports

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Since I'm on this "BFA in Musical Theatre" kick.  I thought I would do some comparing of numbers in another talent-driven college-to-pro program...Sports.

Here are a bunch  of Stats, Facts, and Figures that I will eventually compare and contrast with Broadway stats.


Top Level Talent: Stats & Figures from College Football/Basketball to the NFL/MBA

Football
120 Division I College Football Teams
85 Scholarships per school
105 Members per team
TOTAL NUMBER OF D-I ATHELETES: 12,600

32 NFL Teams
45 active players per team (NFL Total: 1440)
8 inactive players (NFL Total: 256)
8 practice squad players (NFL Total: 256)
Total Number of Roster Players: 1696
TOTAL NUMBER OF NFL ATHELETES: 1952

Annual # of NFL Draft Picks: 224
Annual # of Undrafted Player Signings: >60
Annual # of Draft-Eligible College Players (Seniors and declared Juniors): 3200
CHANCES OF MAKING AN NFL ROSTER OUT OF COLLEGE: >9%

Basketball
344 Division I College Basketball Teams
15 Members per team
TOTAL NUMBER OF D-1 ATHELETES: 5160

30 NBA Teams
15 Roster Players (12 Active/3 Inactive)
TOTAL NUMBER OF NBA ATHELETES: 450

Annual # of Drafted Players: 60
Annual # of Undrafted Player Signings: >12
Annual # of Draft-Eligible Players: 5160+ (Including International & High School)
CHANCES OF MAKING AN NBA ROSTER OUT OF COLLEGE: >2%

Top Schools for NFL Players 2011 Season

10: Penn State
NFL Players: 39
Offense: 19
Defense: 20
The Household Names: Kerry Collins, Robbie Gould 
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jack Ham, Franco Harris, Mike Michalske, Lenny Moore, Mike Munchak

9: Auburn
NFL Players: 41
Offense: 19
Defense: 22
The Household Names: Cam Newton, Ronnie Brown, Takeo Spikes, Cadillac Williams
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Frank Gatski

9: Cal
NFL Players: 41
Offense: 23
Defense: 18
The Household Names: Nnamdi Asomugha, Scott Fujita, Tony Gonzalez, DeSean Jackson, Marshawn Lynch, Aaron Rodgers
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Les Richter

9: Nebraska
NFL Players: 41
Offense: 18
Defense: 23
The Household Names: Ndamukong Suh, Carl Nicks 
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Bob Brown, Guy Chamberlin, Link Lyman

8: Oklahoma
NFL Players: 42
Offense: 24
Defense: 18
The Household Names: Sam Bradford, Tommie Harris, Adrian Peterson 
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Troy Aikman, Tommy McDonald, Lee Roy Selmon

7:  Florida
NFL Players: 43
Offense: 22
Defense: 21
The Household Names: Jabar Gaffney, Rex Grossman, Percy Harvin, Tim Tebow 
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Emmitt Smith, Jack Youngblood

7: Iowa
NFL Players: 43
Offense: 18
Defense: 28
The Household Names: Dallas Clark, Bob Sanders, Aaron Kampman
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Paul Krause, Andre Tippett, Emlen Tunnell 

6: Tennessee
NFL Players: 44
Offense: 21
Defense: 23
The Household Names: Arian Foster, Albert Haynesworth, Peyton Manning, Jason Witten 
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Doug Atkins, Reggie White

5:  Georgia
NFL Players: 45
Offense: 19
Defense: 26
The Household Names: Champ Bailey, A.J. Green, Knowshon Moreno, Richard Seymour, Matthew Stafford
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Fran Tarkenton, Charley Trippi

4: Ohio State
NFL Players: 51
Offense:
Defense:
The Household Names: Ted Ginn, Anthony Gonzalez, A.J. Hawk, Santonio Holmes, Nick Mangold, Terrelle Pryor, Will Smith, Beanie Wells, Antoine Winfield
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sid Gillman, Lou Groza, Dante Lavelli, Dick LeBeau, Jim Parker, Ed Sabol, Paul Warfield, Bill Willis

3: LSU
NFL Players: 52
Offense: 26
Defense: 26
The Household Names: Joe Addai, Bradie James, Dwayne Bowe, Ryan Clark, Glenn Dorsey, Kevin Faulk, LaRon Landry, Patrick Peterson 
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jim Taylor, Y.A. Tittle, Steve Van Buren

2: Texas
NFL Players: 54
Offense: 25
Defense: 29
The Household Names: Colt McCoy, Cedric Benson, Ricky Williams, Casey "Big Snack" Hampton 
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Earl Campbell, Tom Landry, Bobby Layne, Tex Schramm

1: Miami
NFL Players: 59
Offense: 29
Defense: 30
The Household Names: Frank Gore, Devin Hester, Ray Lewis, Santana Moss, Ed Reed, Antrel Rolle, Jeremy Shockey, Jonathan Vilma, Reggie Wayne, Kellen Winslow
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Ted Hendricks, Michael Irvin, Jim Kelly, Jim Otto

1: USC
NFL Players: 59
Offense: 32
Defense: 28
The Household Names: Reggie Bush, Matt Cassel, Matt Leinart, Clay Matthews, Taylor Mays, Troy Polamalu, Mark Sanchez
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Marcus Allen, Morris Badgro, Frank Gifford, Ronnie Lott, Bruce Matthews, Ron Mix, Anthony Munoz, O.J. Simpson, Lynn Swann, Willie Wood, Ron Yary

654 Players out of 1696 total 53-man roster players (39%) come from these 14 schools.

12% (14) OF THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE DIVISION I FOOTBALL PRODUCE 40% OF THE NFL TALENT.

hmmmmmmmmm.....

chris

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